The saga of my motorcycle boots has seemingly come to an end. Last week I was able to take my old, and very worn FALCOs to the boot repair guy around the corner from me (almost literally) and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2022
Boots and saddles
My faithful Falco boots have reached the end of the line. My second pair of the same model, I bought them from Trooper Lu's Garage in 2014. But, the sole on the l/h boot is worn through and, despite … [Read more...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
I have been waiting a long while to compose an article on the subject of electric vehicles (a misnomer which I will explain in a moment) and I think the time has come. Electric Vehicles, 2 and 4 … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
So, on Thursday, I went up to Cessnock and collected the Barn Find (hereinafter to be known as the BF). My good mate, Henri, lent me his ute and my brother, Paul did the trip with me to help with the … [Read more...]
Barn finds
You'd have to have been hiding under a rock to not notice the boom in "discoveries" of old bikes and cars that seems to be almost out of control. In shed and barns all over the world, but especially … [Read more...]
Whither Remy?
It's no secret that Australia's Remy Gardner has not been happy for much of this year in the TechIII MotoGP KTM squad. Hired at the start of 2022 as the reigning Moto2 World Champion, Remy looked to … [Read more...]
A very difficult day
The greatest composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, passed away in 1791 at the tragically young age of 36 years. It is said that the weather on day of his funeral was so bleak and awful that … [Read more...]
Bye bye Wakefield Park
An announcement yesterday has confirmed what motorsports fans in NSW have feared for the last month or so, Goulburn's Wakefield Park Raceway will cease operations on September the 1st, probably … [Read more...]
Ridus Interruptus
You know the old saying about best laid plans? I fell victim yesterday. Helena has a huge weekend of arty/crafty things this weekend. An art stall at the Red Point Gallery in Port Kembla on … [Read more...]
Slip, sliding away
At first sight, you'd think that this is a picture of a snow-covered road and you'd be entitled to think so, but it's not. That's what I thought at first when I crested the hill on Mount Ousley and … [Read more...]
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